388th Auction

1865, folded registered entire from Mansura to Cairo, large boxed ´per consegna´ mark and blue ´Franca´ alongside, '4' piastre rate in manuscript, written on on l.j.d.l. & cie' wm. paper, on reverse blue arrival mark ´Posta Vice Reali Egiziane Cairo 14/AUG/64´, horizontal filing fold, fine and very rare Posta Europea registered mail. 

1948/49, Wilhelmina overprinted 50 c., imperforated proof in part double sheet of 170 stamps with 10 gutter pairs and errors 'small IN' on pos. 77 left sheet and 'NDONESIA' on pos 47 of right sheet. Most likely unique.

1949, Temples 15 s. – 80 s. as imperforated ungummed proofs, each in gutter-block of 8, vf  

1949, Temples 15 s. - 25 r. as imperforated ungummed proofs, each in block of 24, few with small stains  

1950, RIS overprint, 1-12½,25,45-50,80 s. and 1 r., all as imperforated proofs, ungummed, 40 s. tiny stain on reverse, otherwise very fine. Very scarce.

1951, Asian Olympic games 5-35 s., the complete set as imperforated proofs on ungummed paper in sheets of 100 (10 s., 20 s. and 35 s. one stamp each removed) with marginal inscibtions and manuscript printing dates of early January 1950. Also sheet 5 s. (one stamp removed) without marginal inscriptions, dated 1.11.50. Few values slightly stained. A most likely unique ensemble.

1954, Definitives 10-25 and 35-90 s. as imperforated proofs in gutter-strips of 4, ungummed, 50 c. folded in the gutter and one tiny stain, otherwise very fine.

1899, Wrapper 6 ch. orange, violet arabesque control handstamp, cancelled with oval "TEHERAN MAIDAN" addressed to Lancesshire England, rough opened, otherwise fine and very scarce. PROFI archive has recorded only one used.  (Persiphila PW5A, unpriced)

1905, Jaffa – Jerusalem Railway: Turkey 10 para green tied by very rare bilingual “Bur.Amb. Jaffa-Jerusalem 1”, without date segment, blue handstamp (Steichele 53/05) to postcard sent from Bethlehem to Prague, alongside arrival cds., fine.

1908, Jaffa – Jerusalem Railway: Turkey 20 para rose-carmine tied by very rare bilingual “Jaffa-Jerusalem 6/4/908” cds., (Steichele RP7) to postcard sent from Jerusalem to Rastatt, alongside arrival cds. 14/4/08, fine.

1934, Airmail souvenir sheet, fresh colours, lightly hinged, vf

1895/98, Taegeuk 25 p. lilac-red, second printing, fresh colours, tied by bisected circle to envelope to Seoul with arrival cds. “SEOUL 29 UIL 02” alongside, the adhesive one short perf at bottom, of no importance, still fine

1897, Tai Han 10 p.- 50p., orange overprints type I, together with 3 ch., neatly tied by cds. “SEOUL COREE 29 DEC 00” repeated alongside with red framed handstamp “R SEOUL N°” to registered envelope to St Petersburg, Russia, reverse transit via Shanghai and arrival cds., 50 p. light corner crease, some minor peripheral toning at top of no importance, still very fine. A rare and early UPU cover, signed with certificates Robineau (2011) and Scheller (2011)

1 ch., horizontal pair with upper sheet margin, neatly tied by cds. “SEOUL 20 JANV 02” repeated alongside to illustrated postcard to Tokyo, engaging text in French describing the Korean hairstyles and hats, negligible soiling of no importance, still very fine

1900, Plum Blossoms 1 ch., horizontal pair of fresh colours, neatly tied by cds. “SEOUL 20 JANV 02 COREE” to illustrated postcard to Tokyo, interesting text in French “somewhat like Korea itself, moving at a tortoise´s pace and weighed down by the heavy masses of old baroque customs … Note that the Japanese sit on it!”, very fine

4 ch., fresh colours, neatly tied by cds. “CHEMULPO 20 APRIL 03” to UPU illustrated postcard to Graz, Austria with transit and arrival marks, very fine and scarce usage

4 ch., fresh colours, tied by cds."SEOUL 6 JUIN 3" with transit “CHEMULPO” and “SHANG-HAI 12 UIN 03” to UPU illustrated postcard to Paris, very fine

10 ch. horizontal pair, used with bisected postmark repeated alongside with cds. “SEOUL 4 AOUT 3” and boxed “R SEOUL N°” to registered envelope to Bulle, Switzerland, reverse arrival cds. 18.IX.03, negligible toning on a few perf, otherwise very fine, scarce and attractive usage

10 ch. neatly tied by cds. “SEOUL 6 SEPT 04” to envelope to USA with reverse arrival “BOWLING GREEN OHIO OCT 14 1904”, the back flap with small closed tear, still very fine and attractive

1901, UPU postal stationery card 4 ch. used from “Syen Chyun” with transit cds. “CHEMULPO 31 JUIL 03” to Paris, fine (Higgins & Gage-Nr. 2)

1901, UPU postal stationery card 4 ch. used with cds “CHEMULPO 28 SEPT 01” repeated alongside via Shanghai to Braunschweig with arrival cds., very fine (Higgins & Gage-Nr. 2)

1951, Participation in Korean War 500 wn. complete set of 44 stamps and 22 souvenir sheets, unmounted mint as issued. 

1870, Turkey postage due 20 pa. brown, 1869 issue perf. 13¼, horizontal pair and single, tied to entire letter from Beirut to Damas, paying the rate for three dirhems up to 100 route hours; each tied by fine strikes of small triple boxed "BEIRUT / 81" handstamps in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 4), tiny toned, stamps and postmarks excellent.

1863, Pacific steam navigation company 2 r. blue and carmine on white paper, reprints of 1863, one with full, the other with large margins on all sides, unused without gum. 2 r. with blued paper, to give the appearance of the issued stamp. Scarce. Certs. Samamé (2024) (Yvert 2A, 2C)

1909, Portrait Issue 1 c.-50 c. in imperforate blocks of four with lower sheet margin showing the American Ban Note Company imprint, each with security punch hole and overprint “SPECIMEN”, no gum, 12 c. light crease, otherwise fine 

1909, ‘MECQUE 6’ bilingual cancellation (Coles-Walker no.39, Uexkull Type 1) on cover Mecca to Istanbul, franked on the reverse with 1908 issue 1 pia., “Istanbul Mevrude” arrival postmark alongside, sender cachet ‘Ismail Aloff’, very fine and well cancelled exhibition piece

1934, Proclamation of Ibn Saud ¼ g.-1 s., complete sets perforated and imperforate, 1 s. imperforate light corner bend away from the design, otherwise fine to very fine. A scarce duo of sets

1856, unpaid entire letter with full content from "TRIESTE 19/9" to Aleppo with front side clear blue "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO ALEPPO", charged "12" Kreuzer to be paid by the receipient, usual file fold, otherwise very fine and attractive

1880, “POSTAHANE-I SHAM 1279” Folded envelope from Damas to Beyrouth with pair and single 20 Pa. green, all tied by clear all arabic "POSTAHANE-I SHAM 1279" to Beyrouth (Isfila no.2, R), unrecorded green oneliner “Damas Le 24 Mars 1880” alongside, right stamp of pair showing plate flaw missing ‘20’ (white tablet), light fold and tiny toned, otherwise fine, scarce and very attractive Syria postal history.

1896, TELGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I HALEB 1319 (A&P no.16) violet cancellation on telegraph, usual file fold, clear and in this colour a very scarce cancellation of early Syria & Turkey

1860, 60 c. dull lilac (shades), the complete re-plating of the Transfer of 12 Types showing 24 stamps including Lee "A" numbers, Sc. 13 (24), all used with black, red or blue cancellations including "Mercedes", most struck with the Salto negative handstamp in black. A scarce study, condition most fine to very fine, a scarce offer!

1866, Numerals 20 c. rose, fresh colour and even large margins, tied by barred oval "2" with adjacent French octagonal "MONTEVIDEO PAQ.FR.J No.1/ 11 JUIN 74" to letter sheet to Bordeaux. Very fine. Certificate Rocha (2008)

1851/57, 12 c. black, a pair and a single, margins in places and right-hand stamp lightly creased, tied by neat „DU BUQÜE JUL 29 1857“ datestamp to yellow envelope routed via New York American Packet (August 1, 1857) and „Prussia closed Mail“, „AACHEN 13.8. / FRANCO“ datestamp and „Franco Preuss. resp.Vereins. Ausg(angs)-Gr(enze)“ instructional marking alongside, to „Zillis, Ct. Bünden, Schweiz, Europa“, tiny border crease and rough opened at left, otherwise fine and attractive.

1858, Folded tissue-paper envelope bootlegged from Smyrna, Turkey to Boston, carried by Capt. Watson ‘Ship Henry Hill’ with 122 bales madder roots, ms. “Via Trieste” inside, letter with embossing and black sender cachet F.C. Blackler Smyrna on reverse. At arrival in US Franklin 1 c. blue type V tied by black “PAID” in circle to envelope and red “Boston Mass. Nov/12” arrival cds. on front. Tiny file fold, otherwise Very Fine and a scarce usage.

1893, Columbian Exposition 2 c. tied by special machine cancel “WOLD'S FAIR STATION CHICAGO 1893 OCT.23” to underfranking advertising cor “Der Deutsche General-Komisser California Midwinter International Exposition” with tax mark “T 1/15” to Dresden, Germany with arrival mark

1893, Columbian Exposition 2 c. tied by machine cancel “CHICAGO ILL. APR.3.1893” to Sharp & Smith advertising cover “World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893” to New York with arrival mark, fine